City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: JANUARY 4, 2022
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: MARK B. JINKS, CITY MANAGER /s/
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Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of an Ordinance Authorizing the Disposition and Sale of City Vacant Land Located at 4575 Seminary Road to the Alexandria Housing Development Corporation. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]
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ISSUE: Disposition and sale of City vacant land located at 4575 Seminary Road to the Alexandria Housing Development Corporation (AHDC) to enable affordable housing development.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council, approve the attached land sale Ordinance (Attachments 1 and 2) for 4575 Seminary Road on first reading and schedule it for second reading, public hearing, and final passage on January 22, 2022.
BACKGROUND: The City owns undeveloped land located at 4575 Seminary Road which is immediately adjacent to Fire Station 206 (Attachment 3). According to the City's tax records, the parcel was donated by grant to the City in 1962 and serves no current public purpose except to provide informal access to City open space behind it. The parcel was included as part of a property inventory study received by City Council at its legislative meeting on May 26, 2009, that was compiled by consultant firm, Jones Lang LaSalle, to identify City-owned real estate for potential disposition, sale, and (re) development. As a result of the study, some parcels were recommended for disposition in the near and mid-terms. While the 4575 Seminary Road parcel was included in the Jones Lang LaSalle study, in its report the consultant suggested that consideration of disposition be deferred to the future, specifically, "Revisit after the completion of the Beauregard Small Area Plan." The Beauregard Small Area Plan was subsequently adopted by City Council in June 2012.
DISCUSSION: AHDC proposes using 4575 S...
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